Photo by F.W. Biddemtadt ~· Alexander C:lark {left) talk with Sir Michael Tippett (nght) and Mer1on Bowen at the opening of the Tippett Memorabilia Exhibit on Jan. 8. McDermott houses Tippett exhibit A traveling exhibit of Sir Mesian, among others. Michael Tippett memorabilia, Former artistic director of including photographs, letters, the Bath Festival, Tippett has scores, programs and awards is been guest conductor of sym­ being shown at UTD until phonies throughout the world, Jan. 31. including the St. Louis, Boston Tippett, a British composer and Dallas symphonies, the considered one of this century's Cleveland O rchestra, the Los foremost musicians, presented Angeles Philharmonic and the three of his works at UTD on Berlin Philharmonic. His Jan. 8. appearances abroad have also Tippett has written more included a highly acclaimed and than 35 works, including four well-received 1978 tour of symphonies (the most recent Australia and work as premiered by Sir Georg Solti composer-in-residence at the and the Chicago Symphony in 1978 Aspen Music Festival, as January 1978 to critical well as appearances at Tangle­ acclaim); three string quartets; a wood, Pennsylvania's Ambler piano concerto for orchestra; Fe tival and Canada's National two piano sonatas; songs; the Arts Center in Ottawa. 1946 oratoria A Child of Our. Tippett's free concert at Time; and four operas, The UTD on Jan. 8 featured Dallas' Midsummer Marriage, King new music ensemble Voices of Priam, The Knot Garden, and Change. The di cussion/ per­ The Ice Break. formance program began with a Tippett's works have been performance of "Songs for described by critics as "unique Ariel," a medium voice piece to the history of music." The with instrumental accompani­ North American premiere of ment featuring texts from The Knot Garden and the major Shakespeare's The Tempest, choral work, "The Vision of St. followed by "Sonata No. 2 for Augustine" prompted Newsweek Piano," both Tippett ';omposi­ magazine to declare that tions. "Words for. Music "England's (Sir) Michael Tippett Perhaps," a recitation of W.B. may well be the mo t popular Yeats poems with instrumental contemporary compo er in accompaniment was then given America." its American premiere. ln recognition of his creative Between musical presenta­ achievements in the arts, tions, Tippett came on stage Tippett was made an honorary with Meirion Bowen, an member of the American English musicologist and music Academy of Arts and Letters in critic who is also Tippett's biog­ 1980. The Academy cited his rapher, to talk with the music for "the feeling it com­ audience. municates of a richness of This pre entation is part of temperament and of humanity." the Cecil H. and Ida M. Green He was also recently awarded Distinguished Lecture Series. the Gold Medal of England's The Tippett memorabilia Royal Philharmonic Society, an exhibit, housed in McDermott's honor he shares with Special Collections area, will be composers Johannes Brahms, open to the public free, Charles Gounod, Edward Monday-Thur days from 9 Elgar, Igor Stravinsky, a.m. to 6 p.m. and Fridays Benjamin Britten and Olivier 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. ------~~----------------------------.